California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 1 — Relief, Title 3 — Specific and Preventive Relief, Chapter 2 — Specific Relief, Article 4 — Revision of Contracts, Section 3400

For the purpose of revising a contract, it must be presumed that all the parties thereto intended to make an equitable and conscientious agreement.

Notes

Requires, when revising a contract, a presumption that all parties intended to make an equitable and conscientious agreement. The presumption applies specifically for the purpose of contract revision and directs the revision process to treat that equitable and conscientious agreement as the parties’ intended bargain.

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